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Private space enterprise will fuel the future of flight

April 22, 2019

Need a lift? If you’re going to space, you do.
Space begins at about 62 miles above sea level in the fourth layer of the Earth’s atmosphere called the thermosphere. This is where the Internationa…

By John O'Connor
3 MIN READ

What’s the future for real flying cars?

April 8, 2019

Increasing urbanization means technologists and thought leaders are looking to the skies for faster, more efficient movement of people and objects.
The race to create new breeds of flying vehicle…

By John O'Connor
3 MIN READ

New drones for business signal the future of flight

March 18, 2019

Drones, or unmanned flying vehicles, have been around longer than most people think. The Kettering “Bug,” for instance, was developed during World War I. It was a bomb-carrying unpiloted biplane that…

By John O'Connor
3 MIN READ

The future of flight and changing supplier relationships

May 29, 2018

Business dynamics will change in aerospace supply chains as manufacturers incorporate new technological advances shaping the future of flight.

Advances in materials, propulsion, human mach…

By John O'Connor
4 MIN READ

How the future of flight changes product lifecycle management

April 30, 2018

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong’s televised moonwalk transfixed the world. People couldn’t believe what they were seeing. A spacecraft had safely transported two astronauts 360,000 kilometers (223,6…

By John O'Connor
4 MIN READ

The future of flight has already taken off

April 4, 2018

A confluence of new technologies is transforming the aerospace industry. The trends they’re driving herald the prospect of space tourism, unmanned delivery drones and new aircraft designs, along with…

By John O'Connor
4 MIN READ

Digital twin technology’s synergies in aerospace, automotive

November 15, 2017

The aerospace and automotive industries share a great deal in common, especially when it comes to leveraging the value of digital twin technology: In fact, some have suggested that aerospace and auto…

By Indrakanti Chakravarthy
2 MIN READ

The value of digital twin technology in aerospace and automotive

September 26, 2017

The digital twin continues to be a hot topic of conversation for companies, and for good reason: digital twin technology will play a major role in how companies fare in the future.

Most co…

By Indrakanti Chakravarthy
13 MIN READ

Powering A&D business agility with digital integration

August 14, 2017

Sometimes cars are faster than planes.

They roll off the production line in less time, of course, but the auto industry also is known as an innovation leader among discrete manufacturers. …

By DRiemer
4 MIN READ